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    Default What's on your workbench for February?

    Just started cannibalizing this Sloop to make a couple of sinking Sloops.
    That will give me a ship of each rate or unrated as sinker markers.



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    I'm curious for the result.

    Had a few nice games at Doncaster with you fine "sunk ship markers".

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    This one is what I call a hermaphrodite project Sven. You will get my meaning as it unfolds.
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    This one has been put in for a transplant to make a Brig with Ares sails.
    The Hull is Langton made. Hence the Hermaphrodite epithet.
    But first on with the wrecks and sinking ships.

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    More of the Brig later Sven.
    Meanwhile I am basing the sinking Sloop along with a Liner which has also been sacrificed on the Alter of authenticity.
    Here you see the cut outs for the bases made from Plasticard off-cuts.
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    Strangely enough, Rob, I have just begun working on another brig as well!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    More of the Brig later Sven.
    ...
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    Ah,...

    You recycle sails & masts.

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    My 32 gun American fantasy frigate fitting out, possibly to be named Saratoga. The hull is done. I have the painting of the yards, masts and sails yet to go. She's a converted Cleopatra.

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    The USS Saratoga looks nice, Dobbs.

    ...so the Island does.

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    Sharp and detailed work, Rob.

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    Dobbs: Great work as usual!

    Rob: Very well done! ...and is that going to be a ketch? It looks like a main and a mizzen not a foremast and a main.

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    I can't see any pictures either.

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    It is all part of my posting problem I have to add as an attatchment or it won't show up, but sometimes it comes up OK and has then deleted the next time I come on line.
    I have redone the latest one. Can you both see it now?
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    Now I see the last images too. ...and she is a ketch.

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    Just got back onto a bit of work on Santisima, and another Sloop for the breakers' yard turned up today!



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    4 decks...

    Read it somwehere before - you use a resin model from...

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    Clipper my dear Comte.
    Sails from Ares "Montagne".

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    Your Saratoga fantasy frigate is beautiful! Love the olive green top.


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    I'm looking at some of the 1/700 3D printing files that have sprung up in the wake of the release of "Black Seas". I have some 1/100 armoured cars and some 15mm "gunners" for my HoTT Amazon army to do, then I'm trying a frigate model that includes 3D sail prints.

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    I'm on a different era ship at the moment Dave. HMS Nelson for my Med Battle Squadron.
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    Here she is in the shipyard today.
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    Also today I knocked out another foundering ship.
    This time a Sloop.
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    This afternoons offering is a Frigate on fire.
    Completed just before lunch.
    Now I just need to buy a foundering Frigate and I will have enough to depict any ship either on fire or sinking within reason if I use them just a a generic Liner 74 Frigate and Sloop.
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    You are an excellent modeller, Rob!

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    Not that much to do here Dave.
    If I get time today I will post a picture or two to show how the trick was performed.

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    Excellent modeller, repainter, etc...

    The sloop looks „melted“...

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    Just a bit of work with the grinder for the base, a piercing saw and drill for the sails Sven.
    I do not reccomend scalpels for the sail trimming, as it cost me too much in medical dressings last week.
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    Here we go I stripped the model back to show the process better.
    First drill a hole in the base.

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    Next step make a plain card for the ship base and cut a matching hole in it.

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    Now the secret ingredient. One illuminated ear ring.

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    Excellent effect, Rob.

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    Just a bit of work with the grinder for the base, a piercing saw and drill for the sails Sven.
    I do not reccomend scalpels for the sail trimming, as it cost me too much in medical dressings last week.
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    At all the surgeon on board had something to do, Sir.


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    Indeed it was an excellent surgeon sir, non better.






    Now a slightly different sort of ship. I have now completed my HMS Nelson. Just needs it's battle ensign added.





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    Thank you for your kind remarks and the Rep my dear Comte.

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    Rob very nice light invention.

    This months i has been very quiet. I hope i can do more things now.

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    Thank you Ferrante.
    I am gradually trying to get a burning ship model for each of the sizes of Ares ships.
    So far I have done First Rate. 74, and Frigate. Next up I hope will be a 50.
    I look forward to hearing about your upcoming exploits.
    Sail safe through these turbulent times.
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